Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2022.

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Autor principal: Alam, Tasnia
Outros Autores: Shahed, Faheem Hasan
Formato: Tese
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Brac University 2023
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spelling 10361-181592023-04-17T21:01:45Z Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students Alam, Tasnia Shahed, Faheem Hasan Brac Institutes of Languages Social media English language skills Learning Sources Development Internet in education Computer-assisted instruction English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2022. Cataloged from PDF version of Thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-63). Among the people of the 21st century, the formation of digital social media has brought a massive change. The use of these new media tools has specific effects on learning English. This study aims to find out how digital social media influences learners to enhance their English Language skills at the tertiary level. The researcher followed the qualitative method in this study. To collect the data from total of seven students, close-ended questions and semi-structured interviews have been taken. The study’s findings show how the students of tertiary level used different social media namely; Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc., outside the classroom for self-development as English learning materials. In doing so, the study found a list of authentic channels and sources to learn accurate language inputs. Moreover, this study also allowed to a deeper understanding of effective usage of social media by the tertiary students for enhancing their English language skills. Tasnia Alam M. in TESOL 2023-04-17T04:38:39Z 2023-04-17T04:38:39Z 2022 2022-11 Thesis ID 20177002 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/18159 en BRAC University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 65 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
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language English
topic Social media
English language skills
Learning
Sources
Development
Internet in education
Computer-assisted instruction
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
spellingShingle Social media
English language skills
Learning
Sources
Development
Internet in education
Computer-assisted instruction
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
Alam, Tasnia
Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages, 2022.
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Alam, Tasnia
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title Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students
title_short Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students
title_full Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students
title_fullStr Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students
title_full_unstemmed Influence of social media in enhancing English language skills outside classrooms: a study on tertiary level students
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